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| 6/24 - LaFayette Park - Detroit, MI | ||
| Chalkboard Match-up | ||
| Game 1 |
King Friday | - | 0 |
| Commandos | - | 6 | |
| WP: Mitchell LP: Mushinski | |||
| Game 2 |
King Friday | - | 0 |
| Commandos | - | 2 | |
| WP: Linebrink LP: Birotte | |||
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| 6/24 - LaFayette Park - Detroit, MI | ||
| Game 1 |
Commandos | - | 12 |
| King Friday | - | 5 | |
| WP: Mott LP: Mushinski | |||
| Game 2 |
Commandos | - | 0 |
| King Friday | - | 1 | |
| WP: Birotte LP: Mott | |||
Game 1: King Friday bats come alive for the first time of the season. Hurd, Mushinski and Bugeja all hit first career home runs but it was not enough as the same problems they have had all season keep plaguing them as King Fridays lose 11-5.
Game 2: The bats cooled off in the final game of the day as fatigue set in. Birotte, who started the game for Friday, even had to leave the game as the game got into the later innings. The game was 0-0 when Joe Markos led off the bottom of the ninth, and hit a long drive to left-center field 30 feet past where the wind had earlier torn the fence away - leading to a complex finish to the day. Originally the fielders signaled a home run, and Markos slowed down. Then it was ruled the ball was live, since it was in the gap of missing fence, and Markos scampered to make it to third base. The call was questioned, but upheld at the field. The league rep at the field, however, called in a discussion of the play, and both team captains agreed to allowing members of the league vote on a final decision. Ultimately, the ruling was made that the hit should be held up as a home run, and King Friday receives their first on-field win. Although, their first win they can celebrate at the field still alludes them.
Game 2: The bats cooled off in the final game of the day as fatigue set in. Birotte, who started the game for Friday, even had to leave the game as the game got into the later innings. The game was 0-0 when Joe Markos led off the bottom of the ninth, and hit a long drive to left-center field 30 feet past where the wind had earlier torn the fence away - leading to a complex finish to the day. Originally the fielders signaled a home run, and Markos slowed down. Then it was ruled the ball was live, since it was in the gap of missing fence, and Markos scampered to make it to third base. The call was questioned, but upheld at the field. The league rep at the field, however, called in a discussion of the play, and both team captains agreed to allowing members of the league vote on a final decision. Ultimately, the ruling was made that the hit should be held up as a home run, and King Friday receives their first on-field win. Although, their first win they can celebrate at the field still alludes them.
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